THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY - U.K.

Charity number: 1046060
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preventing loss of life through drowning & injury through near-drowning, Reducing the number of people drowning year on year, Lead provider of water safety & drowning prevention education, Lead industry body for awarding & training lifeguards, Recognised by Sport England as governing body for Lifesaving Sport in the UK, Club & volunteer network across UK & Republic of Ireland.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£6,005,602

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Donations and legacies £435.95k
Charitable activities £137.87k
Other trading activities £5.40m
Investments £28.70k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£5,818,976

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Raising funds £3.60m
Charitable activities £2.22m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £3.60m
Charitable expenditure £2.22m
Retained for future use £186.63k

People

76 Employee(s)

11 Trustee(s)

3000 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£70k to £80k 1
£80k to £90k 1
£100k to £110k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ireland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 April 1995: Standard registration
  • 27 July 2022: Funds received from 286116 WISBECH AND DISTRICT LIFE SAVING CLUB
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LIFEGUARDS (Working name)
  • LIFESAVERS (Working name)
  • ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY - UNITED KINGDOM (Previous name)
Company number:
03033781 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Carol Avril Jones Trustee 07 January 2025
THE PRIORY FOR WALES OF THE MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM
Received: On time
Sheena Harper Trustee 19 October 2024
None on record
Christopher Owen-Smith Trustee 19 October 2024
None on record
Craig Kerr Trustee 12 April 2024
None on record
Sharon Johal Trustee 30 October 2023
None on record
Rachel Healey Trustee 28 October 2023
None on record
Dr Benjamin Johns Trustee 28 October 2023
None on record
Joanne Frances Young Trustee 28 October 2023
GAFIRS
Received: On time
Peter Moyes Trustee 19 October 2019
None on record
BRYAN FINLAY Trustee 13 June 2015
THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY
Received: On time
DEBORAH HUNT Trustee 14 June 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £5.33m £4.83m £4.38m £5.42m £6.01m
Total expenditure £5.14m £4.50m £4.16m £5.03m £5.82m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £5.00k £15.99k £1.53k N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £368.37k £336.21k £310.47k £419.61k £435.95k
Income - Other trading activities £4.68m £3.94m £3.69m £4.61m £5.40m
Income - Charitable activities £278.23k £138.78k £254.78k £386.04k £137.87k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £957 £0 £147 £3.09k £28.70k
Income - Other £3.14k £413.80k £127.85k £113 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.99m £1.50m £1.46m £1.99m £2.22m
Expenditure - Raising funds £3.15m £361.29k £354.31k £429.98k £3.60m
Expenditure - Governance £21.90k £7.53k £11.22k £58.86k £57.83k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £5.05k £4.87k
Expenditure - Other £0 £2.64m £2.34m £2.60m £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £375.65k £272.08k £157.20k £80.27k £186.67k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £1.33m £2.28m £2.40m £2.76m £2.59m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £977.13k £1.50m £1.29m £1.18m £931.86k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 13 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 13 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 24 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 24 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 07 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 07 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/03/1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/04/1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/10/1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/05/2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/05/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/07/2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/06/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 JUL 2017 as amended on 19 Oct 2019 as amended on 10 Oct 2020 as amended on 15 Nov 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND SAVE HUMAN LIVES BY PREVENTING DROWNING AND IN PARTICULAR TO: (A) PROMOTE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE SAVING OF LIFE FROM DROWNING; THE RESUSCITATION OF THE APPARENTLY DROWNED; THE TECHNIQUES OF RESUSCITATION AND FIRST AID GENERALLY; AND THE SKILLS OF LIFEGUARDING. AND (B) PROMOTE THE SPORT OF LIFE SAVING

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
Royal Life Saving Society UK
Red Hill House
227 London Road
WORCESTER
WR5 2JG
Phone:
03003230096
Email:
info@rlss.org.uk
Website:

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